Sure, the president is acting within the law, but, if I tell you why, I'll have to kill you

the fifth paragraph is hysterical... arguing that the president is acting within his authority but, in order to prove that he was, secret information would have to be revealed is bizarre in the extreme... c'mon, you guys... you can do better than that... that's tantamount to saying, "yeah, bush is acting legally but, if i tell you on what basis, i'll have to kill you..." proving that our president is acting legally and constitutionally should be a matter of course, not a state secret... what the hell is going on in this country...?

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy as well as the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.

"Plaintiffs have prevailed, and the public interest is clear, in this matter. It is the upholding of our Constitution," Taylor wrote in her 43-page opinion.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of journalists, scholars and lawyers who say the program has made it difficult for them to do their jobs. They believe many of their overseas contacts are likely targets of the program, which involves secretly listening to conversations between people in the U.S. and people in other countries.

The government argued that the program is well within the president's authority, but said proving that would require revealing state secrets.

The ACLU said the state-secrets argument was irrelevant because the Bush administration already had publicly revealed enough information about the program for Taylor to rule.

any bets on how it will take before accusations of judicial activism, aiding and abetting terrorists, and treason start to fly directed at judge taylor...?

[UPDATE]

well, THAT didn't take long...

Terrorist-Friendly Ruling

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